American Men update.

While I was not planning on blogging again today, I came into some information that I felt I should pass along. Especially since I dropped a rumor bomb at the end of the last one.
First of all, I have been in contact with the American staff who just got done training in Wittenburg, Germany in the indoor dome. They report that Bode is fine. There is no problem with his knee and has been training well with the team. As has been the report in the past month, he has been a great teammate and is really pushing the other boys. Of course, as expected, his consistency is not yet there in slalom as he has very little volume to this point. But is very fast at times. Forest Carey, his long-time friend and former coach, says "Bode will be on the podium again in Levi!" He has good slalom skis and is very happy with their performance on ice.
The rest of the report is very strong. The indoor training was excellent. Very hard conditions and good work for flats. By all reports, Tim Jitloff has really been fast and hammering along. The boys are training in their normal patterns and look excellent. They are very happy with all of their slalom skis and all felt confident in their grip on the ice in the indoor.
The staff also communicated that they were excited where Jimmy Cochran is with his skiing right now and looking for him to make a big move in Levi. He also has a good history on this hill and tends to be fast on moderate terrain.
In short, they are confident in all the boys and excited to get up to Sweden this week for some more training under the lights.
There will be more blogging this weekend, Monday at the latest. The next planned blog is the full women's preview! Look for it.